Sheep Peak
Sheep Peak rises to 3,601 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the southeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is North Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,601 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 6 mi
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 8 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Conness: 1.5 mi
- White Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Elbow Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ragged Peak: 3.5 mi
- White Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 6.8 mi
- California Falls: 7.1 mi
- LeConte Falls: 7.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 7.5 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 6.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 10.6 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 10.7 mi
- Lee Vining: 12.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.3 mi
- Jordan Spring: 8.7 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 11.3 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 14.1 mi
- Coyote Spring: 16.8 mi
- Dore Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Diving Board: 19.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Mono County Museum: 19.9 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 19.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 21.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 21.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 12.2 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 17.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 18.4 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Bennettville: 5.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 9.7 mi
- Dog Town: 15.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.8 mi
- Bodie: 23.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 11.0 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 12.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 15.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 20.0 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 24.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
- Danburg Beach: 11.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 17.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Sheep Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | SE 135° | 3,825 m | 1.5 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | NNE 33° | 3,791 m | 3.5 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | NNE 32° | 3,774 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | E 85° | 3,758 m | 6.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | N 352° | 3,756 m | 7.1 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | NNW 344° | 3,749 m | 8.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | N 354° | 3,731 m | 7.0 mi |
| North Peak | E 91° | 3,728 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807255
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 18 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
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